Embed Google Map

Introduction

Embed Google Map is a plugin for embedding one or more Google Maps to Joomla articles. Adding maps to an article is very simple, just add the address or the coordinates which location you want to show an a map inside google_maps tags to an article, and that's it! It's also possible to define the version of Google Maps (Google Maps, Google Maps Classic, Google Maps Embed API), the type of the map (normal, satellite, hybrid, terrain), the size of the map, the language of the Google Maps interface, zoom level, border layout and link to the full size map. Embedding maps created in Google Maps Engine is supported as well.

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Features:
* It's possible to embed one or more Google Maps within an article.
* The address or the coordinates which location is shown on a map is given as a parameter.
* Define Google Maps version to be used: Google Maps (no API key), Google Maps Classic (no API key), Google Maps Embed API (API key required).
* Define the language of the Google Maps interface.
* Define the type of the map (normal, satellite, hybrid, terrain).
* Define the size of the map.
* Define the zoom level.
* Define the border layout.
* Add link to the full size map.
* Embed maps created in Google Maps Engine.
* Multilingual features for front-end:
** Use the system language as Google Map language.
** Use translatable strings as map label, e.g. {TRANSLATABLE_STRING}.
* Improve performance by loading Google Maps after the rest of the page has loaded.
* Disable mouse scrolling on embeded Google Map.
* English, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese and Finnish language support for back-end.

Basic usage

To embed a map in an article use the following code:

*latitude,longitude = coordinates in decimal degrees

Example 1

Replace the "address" string with the address which location you want to show on the map.

Example 2

Replace the "latitude" and "longitude" strings with the coordinates which location you want to show on the map. The coordinates must be expressed as decimal degrees.

Functionality

Ease of use

COuldn't be easier. If you can write address then you can use this.

Support

Part of the git hub community.

Documentation

The documentation is easy to read and easy to find.

I used this to:
I was a super long time user of "plugin_googlemap3" and finally had to ditch that after a google update. I tried several and purchased one before I found this. Loving the open source community.

Functionality

Ease of use

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Documentation

Read the documentation if you are a novice like me because it will help. The instructions are well written and easy to understand.

I used this to:
A community website (tennis club) to show visitors where we are located.

Thanks to developers such as Petteri, volunteers can use excellent and useful extensions like this on their websites without costing a lot of money or requiring an IT expert to get it working. Cheers :)

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